Thanks to this site I found after HEAVY googling and screening out all the XP's fixmbr and fdisk /mbr suggestions that didnt help: http://www.aoaforums.com/forum/archi...p/t-24853.html Whew. To prove that it is NOT a HDD fault and is only what is written to the HDD I cloned the 3rd HDD that was working perfectly back to 1st & Because live conversion really is the best option as far as I'm aware. convert1.JPG convert2.JPG 0 LVL 27 Overall: Level 27 VMware 8 Linux 3 MS Server OS 3 Message Expert Comment by:Tolomir2009-11-25 Joshua: See my last comment. 0 LVL 6 Overall: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000018923

Vmware Error Loading Operating System

There are a lot of things that could be wrong with your already converted VM...When linux is converted to a VM, the file system is converted to EXT3 (unless it was You may also refer to the English Version of this knowledge base article for up-to-date information. Attachment Products Subscribe to Article Search Survey Did this article answer your question or resolve your issue?

It seems to have succeded without errors but when i power on the VM, within the VM we get "Error loading operating system" I really need to somehow get these VMs Attached is the screen shot: linux.bmp 0 LVL 6 Overall: Level 6 VMware 1 MS Server OS 1 Linux 1 Message Expert Comment by:Joshua19092009-11-25 Do you have the root password? Does anyone have another other ideas please? Vmware Fusion Error Loading Operating System I just meant rubbish WAN connection or decent LAN connection, still worth a re-export to test.

The time now is 11:56 PM. Vmware Error Loading Operating System Windows Xp In vSphere, when WiFi is powered on, I'm getting a message "error loading operating system" immediately after the VMware BIOS screen disappears. It didn't work. https://communities.vmware.com/message/1748567 Need instructions on what to do next to get this Linux to fire up in ESXi.

The time now is 05:56 AM. How To Fix Error Loading Operating System Windows Xp Hows the link between them, could it have corrupted during the transfer and are the both running the same version of ESXi, maybe its using a newer unsupported feature in its Find More Posts by VinylHogger 09-29-2011, 05:04 PM #4 mrpj2u LQ Newbie Registered: Sep 2011 Posts: 2 Rep: Hi This rumour that it is BIOS / HDD issue is Jordannet - this sounds like my situation!

Vmware Error Loading Operating System Windows Xp

patillo View Public Profile View LQ Blog View Review Entries View HCL Entries Find More Posts by patillo 06-12-2009, 06:51 PM #3 VinylHogger LQ Newbie Registered: Jul 2008 Location: That will tell you if your root password is correct. Vmware Error Loading Operating System This post is so good for me. Error Loading Operating System Virtualbox I thought I would pass it on to you folks in case you have this issue.

All rights reserved. As for editing *.vmdk , please refer to VMware KBs below. ESX always sets the parameter as a fixed value when creating the virtual machine. his comment is here I also included the necessary commands to give information as a to what linux release the OP is running.

My BIOS is AwardBIOS In My BIOS setting I go to "Standard CMOS Features" and press enter. How familiar are you with linux? Also the same issue can occur when P2V is performed. Solution Please edit VMDK descriptor file(s) to set a parameter "ddb.geometry.sectors", "ddb.geometry.headers" and "ddb.geometry.clinders" as the original values when this issue occurred. What if rather than trying to use converter to convert tib > vm, you: 1.

Don't despair there is probably good news! Send PM SHARE: + Post New Thread Page 1 of 2 12 Last Jump to page: Similar Threads Operating System Install Via Network Boot ERROR By jameswarner in forum O/S For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. I finally realized that the dilapidated old mobo had used CHS geometry for the HDD, and that's how it was formatted.

i think in the past that you couldn't migrate vm's easily between the two on esx - although i may have totally made that up!! Connect with top rated Experts 18 Experts available now in Live! Reply ↓ Jason on January 24, 2011 at 12:03 pm said: Hey oneofakind, Sorry to hear it didn't work. Error Message Error Loading Operating System Cause Each virtual machine has VMDK descriptor file(s) in virtual disk(s), and there is a parameter "ddb.geometry.sectors" in a VMDK descriptor file.

Solution: Attach the broken boot disk (vmdk) to another virtual machine download the tool "Testdisk" unzip the tool and start testdisk_win.exe on the virtual machine you use for repair Select "No Close Sign In Print Article Products Article Languages Subscribe to this Article Manage your Subscriptions Problem A virtual machine fail to start with "Error Loading Operating System" error after restoring It was pretty OK. Let's see who can help you further, here. 0 LVL 5 Overall: Level 5 Linux 4 VMware 2 Message Expert Comment by:Crunched2009-11-24 Just sounds like there is no boot loader